Air traffic controllers at Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport will be offered crisis counseling and additional ...

Like any home or business, the federal government must pay its bills: Congress has little time to prevent a government ...

The Senate on Friday passed a Republican-led stopgap measure to keep the government funded ahead of a midnight deadline.

Democrats were stuck between two choices they despised: Vote for a funding bill that reflects Republican spending priorities and will give Trump and his allies more leeway to dismantle the federal ...

The Democratic Party appears fractured as a torrent of frustration and anger has been unleashed on Senate Democratic Leader ...

Democrats voted to end the filibuster, paving the way for Republicans to pass their funding bill before the shutdown deadline at midnight.

Washington — Congress is staring down a deadline to fund the government by the end of the week, as the familiar threat of a shutdown looms over Washington. Lawmakers have until the end of the ...

A government shutdown looms as Trump addresses a joint session of Congress, where he’s sure to face a divided audience following his effort to slash the government.

Meanwhile, Republicans — who have forced Washington to the brink of shutdowns several times recently in pursuit of budget cuts — are in charge of Congress and the White House ...

Washington averted a government shutdown after an up-and-down week saw House Republicans offering a united front and resistant Democrats cornered. The key moment on Friday was an early evening ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic Party was fracturing ... Many in the party felt the New York Democrat was not showing sufficient fight, arguing that a government shutdown would have forced Trump and ...

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-New York) said Thursday that he plans to support the GOP funding bill, lowering the odds of a government shutdown. “For sure the Republican bill is a ...